Patna (Bihar) [India], May 11 (ANI): Jan Adhikar Party chief Pappu Yadav was arrested in Patna on Tuesday for allegedly violating the COVID-19 lockdown in the state.
Perth [Australia], May 11 (ANI): The FIH Hockey Pro League matches between Australia and New Zealand which were postponed earlier due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, will now take place on June 26, 27 in Perth.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 11 (ANI): With 33 deaths per lakh population, Uttarakhand has the highest COVID-19 mortality rate among the Himalayan states and nationwide it ranks ninth, according to the state health department's data.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI): Amid rising cases of Coronavirus, people were seen flouting COVID-19 guidelines at the largest vegetable market of Punjab, the Ludhiana Subzi Mandi on Tuesday.
Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): The coronavirus variant B1617 first identified in India last year has been classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official informed on Monday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 11 (ANI): Odisha reported as many as 9,793 new COVID-19 cases, 9,706 recoveries, and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): India reported a slight dip in new COVID-19 cases with 3,29,942 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 11 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country causing a shortage of essential medical supplies, the Kerala government has set up an oxygen war room and shortage centre to cater to the rising demand.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI): Mumbai Police on Tuesday was checking IDs of people as they commute amid the state-wide lockdown that has been imposed to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand along with Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, Nihal Sarin, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, will be offering simultaneous exhibitions on Chess.com to support COVID-19 relief in India on Thursday.
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): A new study finds that jails function as disease multipliers that affect public health and disproportionate policing of marginalised communities may explain a large proportion of COVID-19 disparities.